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Everyone has different standards of beauty. The way you see the world can vary with age, culture, education, experience, and so many other factors. It also very much depends on the time that you're living in.

Today, beauty competitions are based on a combination of looks, grace, intelligence, and experience (or at least they're meant to be). Backtrack to the Thirties and Forties and you'll find that ankles were all the rage. Yes, ankle pageants were a thing.

Hosiery was a lucrative business, and companies like Max Japy would sponsor the contests. To be fair, women's faces were concealed with a curtain so that judges could focus on their ankles.

Scroll below to view historic photos of ankle competitions.

July 10, 1930: A policeman examining ankles at a competition in Hounslow, London.

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1932: Another contest in Kent, England. Male judges would touch and measure the contestants' ankles.

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June 21, 1933: What were the perks? Free stockings from sponsors and of course, the reputation.

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